Search: licensing and closure of outlets in Africa, national level

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Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
3 September 2025	Ethiopia arrests at least six journalists including Sheger FM staff over election-year coverage	Ethiopia (RSF 2026 rank: 148th of 180)	Detention and violence	Abiy Ahmed	Ongoing (22 September 2025)
16 March 2018	Tanzania requires bloggers and online publishers to register and pay an annual government fee	Tanzania (RSF 2026 rank: 117th of 180)	Licensing and closure of outlets	John Magufuli	Unknown (12 April 2018)
12 September 2003	Zimbabwe: police close the Daily News under the media registration law	Zimbabwe (RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180)	Licensing and closure of outlets	Robert Mugabe	Reversed (27 May 2010)
15 March 2002	Zimbabwe enacts a law requiring all journalists and media houses to hold government licenses	Zimbabwe (RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180)	Licensing and closure of outlets	Robert Mugabe	Unknown
24 May 1960	Egypt's Nasser government nationalizes every newspaper and magazine in the country	Egypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180)	Funding and ownership pressure	Gamal Abdel Nasser	Ongoing (1 January 1989)
17 July 1950	South Africa's Suppression of Communism Act lets the government ban publications and restrict individuals	South Africa (RSF 2026 rank: 21st of 180)	Prior restraint	Daniel François Malan	Reversed (31 July 1991)

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